San Diego, California
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Berkeley, California
Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Posted: 16-May-26
Type: Part-time
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Internal Number: R150782
The Department of Internal Medicine at The Ohio State University invites applications for a full-time visiting research scholar position in Dr. Shanlin Kes lab. The overarching goal of Dr. Kes lab is to develop computational approaches and leveraging bioinformatics tools, metagenomic sequencing, multi-omics data, machine learning, and wet-lab techniques to investigate the role of the human microbiome in human health and diseases and to develop microbiome-based therapeutics. The candidate will have the opportunity to learn and lead exciting research projects that integrate computational and experimental approaches to study host-microbiota interactions in pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer.
Required Qualification:
- A minimum of a bachelors degree in Microbiology, Biomedical Sciences, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, or a related discipline is required by the start of position.
- Experience in conducting microbiome research, including processing metagenomic sequencing data and wet-lab experiments.
- Strong programming skills (e.g., R and Python).
- Experience with cloud computing.
- Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, and a strong publication record.
Desired Qualification:
- Strong background/interest in host-microbiota interaction in pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer.
- Strong background/interest in machine learning, in vivo and in vitro experiments.
Responsibilities:
The researcher will primarily conduct microbiome research under the guidance of their mentor, include:
- Organizing and conducting the analysis of multi-omics data. (40%)
- Validating computational findings through wet-lab experiments. (40%)
- Participating in outreach programs and scientific communication efforts. (10%)
- Disseminating research findings to the scientific community through presentations, seminars, and peer-reviewed publications. (10%)
